Recommended politics on the uses of the Crum Woods to the College Community

• Selected, with three other students, by Professor Bauer to conduct research in the field of physiological biology • Researched anxiety-like behaviors through behavioral tests in Octodon degus population at Swarthmore College for ten weeks • Traveled to Santiago, Chile in June 2022 to research the effect of water restriction on maternal behavior and care in Octodon degus for ten weeks • Presented posters at Sigma Xi and Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)

• Offered advice to underclassman who are on the pre-medical track• Shared resources for volunteer positions, shadowing, and medical school requirements

• Presented at an online poster presentation in January 2022 about anxiety-like behaviors in Octodon degus • Traveled to Austin, Texas in January 2023 to present biology research from Chile (Summer 2022) on how restriction affects maternal behavior and care in Octodon degus

Presented biology research from Summers of 2021 and 2022 as a poster presentation

• Provided sustainability support to peers, hosted study breaks to assigned residence halls, and partnered with other leader to oversee move-in/move-out waste management. • Led education and action initiatives on environmental justice issues to emphasize resource consciousness and waste reduction.

• Co-taught science classes for the Chester Children’s Chorus • Worked with children to build mentoring relationships, change their views about science, and help them see themselves as potential scientists after taking part